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Genetically modified food is scaring Brits out of their wits, but Americans don't mind it. But is the world prepared for high-tech food?

Posted by Tormod Guldvog
13 September, 2001 04:09:07

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In the movie "2001 - A Space Odyssey", there are several scenes where the characters eat. In one scene the food is liquid and served through straws, in another the food is colorful, but looks like swatches on a painter's palette.

However, the future of food no longer seems to be a bland collection of flavor-added tea bags. Staple food like rice and crops are likely to remain the most important stuff we eat.

Researchers are trying to find new solutions to the world's demand for food. But media around the globe has stirred debate by focusing on the negative aspects of genetically modified food.

This week Hypography skips the burger and tries to find out what really lies ahead in the food fair.

Related Links

foodfuture
http://www.foodfuture.org.uk/
This is a website about future food, presented by The Food and Drink Federation’s foodfuture programme in Britain.

Methods for Genetically Engineering a Plant
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fdbioenc.html
Make your own future food with this simple, step-by-step guide to genetically engineered food.

Riceworld - open your eyes to rice
http://www.riceworld.org/
This is an online museum about the history of rice. Check out their exhibits to find a series of papers on biotechnology and rice.

Farmbid.com agri-tech news headlines
http://www.farmbid.com/newsandweather/nw_news_cat.asp?id=42
Farmbid.com, a site for farmers, has a page with brief summaries of articles about the impact of genetically modified food on people. This is not a great page to check out if you have second thoughts about future food.

Biotechnology and Foods
http://www.ift.org/resource/policy/biotechreport.shtml
This is a website presenting the results of a review of "the scientific evidence related to biotechnology and foods" by the Institute of Food Technologists.

Foods derived from Modern Biotechnology
http://www.who.int/fsf/GMfood/index.htm
This site keeps you up to date on what the World Health Organization is doing about genetically modified food.

The Institute of Food Science & Technology
http://www.ifst.org/
This is a page about the science of food. There is lots of info here, but it is quite disorganized.

The Invisible Challenge: Food Quiz
http://www.fmi.org/consumer/invisible_challenge_quiz.html
Think you know a thing or two about food? Try this and think again.

Dangers of Genetic Engineering
http://www.safe-food.org/
This is a partial website from the "Mothers for Natural Law of the Natural Law Party". They argue that genetically engineered food is bad for you.

Future Harvest
http://www.futureharvest.org/
Future Harvest is an organization which argues that food science is the basis for world peace and understanding.